Lamp-burner.



No. 688,973. Patented Dec. I7, IQOI.'-

W. W. SEELEY.

LAMP BURNER.

. A (Applicatioxi med June 1s, 1901 (No Modal.)

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LAMP-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION tom/ning part of Letters Patent No. 688,973, datedDecember 1'7, 1901.

Application filed June 13,1901. Serial No. 64,437. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. SEELEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Burners, of whichthe following is a speciiication, reference being had thorein'to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to lamp-burners, and particularly toaconstruction to permitthe ready lighting of the wick in any position inwhich it may stand.

The invention has for an object to provide the outer wall of thewick-tube with a longitudinally-extending slot and a closing device forsaid slot, whereby when opened the wick may be lighted below the top ofsaid tube and the extinguishing of the lamp maybe also facilitated byrapidly opening and closing the slot-covering means when the wick islowered.

A further object of the-invention is to provide a closure for theopening in the perforated shell of the burner, through which thelighting device may be inserted, said closure being adapted to operatesimultaneously with the closure-slide for the wick-tube.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear inthe following description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section, with parts inelevation, of the invention applied to a round or central draft-burner.Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan thereof, andFig. 4 is a detail perspective of the closing-slides for the wick-tubeand perforated shell.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalfigures of the drawings.

In the present illustration the invention is shown as applied to acentral draft-burner; but it will be obvious that it is equallyapplicable to other constructions. In this illustration the letter Aindicates a fount or bowl of any suitable construction adapted tocoutain the oil and provided with a central drafttube A', which formsthe inner wall of the wick-tube. The outer wall A2 of this tube extendsconcentric to the wall A' and is cutaway at one or more places, as shownat A3, to provide an opening by which the upper edge of the wick may beignited when the same is in its lowered position. One of theselongitudinal slots A3 is sufiicient for the purposes of this invention;but for the purpose of permitting the lamp to be lighted from eitherside opposite slots or cut-away portions have been illustrated. Upon theoutside of the outer wick-wall A2 a closing-slide B is located andadapted to rotate. This slide is provided with upwardly-extendingportions B' sufficient in length to completely cover and close theopening A3 in the outer wick-wall A2, thus effecting a continuous tubefor the wick O when the parts are closed, while the slots may be readilyopened by rotating this slide B to bring the wall B over theupwardly-extending portions of the outer wick-tube A2. It will beunderstood that the wick is adapted to be vertically adjusted by anypreferred construction of wick-raiser for instance, as shown at O'-andthe wick is ignited when in its lowered position, as shown in Fig. l,where it is left after extinguishing the lamp.

In the character of burner illustrated herewith an outer perforatedshell or wall D is provided, which is cutaway, as at D', to provide anentrance-space for the match or other device used for igniting the wick,and for the purpose of closing this space and completing the exteriorappearance of the burner a perforated slide D2 is provided, and in orderthat the same may operate simultaneously with the wick-slide B it isconnected thereto by any desired means-for instance., the operating pinor handle D3so that both of the slides move at the same time. sectionsD2 may be connected together by a band or ring D4 at their lower portionwhen two or more of the same are used, as shown in Fig. 4. Vhen aplurality of the slides B are used, they are also connected together bymeans of a plate or other device, as shown at B2, so as to form a ringor band around the lower portion of the outer wick-tube A2.

In some constructions of lampburners when it is desired to obtain accessto the wick for igniting the same it is necessary to lift the chimneyand globe carried by the burner, which presents a manifest disadvantagein the lighting and extinguishing of that type of central draft-burners. It frequently occurs The closingi IOO Vthe slot inthe wallhas been provided.

that the wick when lowered below the top of the wick-tube smolders forsome time, emitting unpleasant' odor and also smoking. With the presentinvention when the wick is lowered to the position for extinguishing theslide B' is rapidly opened and closed, which immediately extinguishesthe Iiame from the wick and prevents the smoldering of the same. Whenthe wick is to be ignited, the slide is again opened and a match origniting device applied to the upper edge thereof when the wick israised to its proper position and the slide closed. It has been found bycareful experiment that the closure for the outer wick-wall A3 is notabsolutely necessary, for when the chimney is in positionv the draftproduced by combustion prevents the flame from creeping downward thewick; but as a matter of safety the slide for It will be seen that withthe present invention it is not necessary to disturb the lamp chimney,globe, or shade, as access can be had to the wick in any of itsVvertical positions by means of the longitudinal slot in the outer wallof the Wick-tube, which slot is adapted to be closed by the slidetherefor. It will be obvious that the slide D2 for the perforated wallis not material to the operation of the invention, but closes theair-chamber in the lamp to prevent the insertion therein of any foreignsubstance and also completes the ornamental appearance of the device.

Itwill be obvious that changes may be made in the details ofconstruction and configuration and of the character of burner to ,nwhich the invention is applied without departing from the spirit of theinvention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is '1. In a lamp-burner, afixed wick-tube provided with a longitudinal slot in its outer wallwherebyv the wick therein may be ignitedbelow the upper edge of saidtube, a casing surrounding said tube, means for closing said A slot, andan operating-handle extending from said closing means to the outside ofthe said casing; substantially as specified.

`r2. In a lamp-burner, a wick-tube provided with a longitudinal slotinits outer wall wherebyl the wick therein may be ignited below the upperedge of said tube, means for closing said slot, an outer perforated wallspaced from thetube-wall and having an ignitingopening therein, and aslide for closing the opening in said wall; substantially as specified.

3. In a lamp-burner, a wick-tube provided with a longitudinal slotin itsouter wall whereby the wick therein may be ignited below the upper edgeof said tube, means for closing said slot, an outer perforated wallspaced from the tube-wall and having an ignitingopening therein, a slidefor closing the opening in said wall, and means for operating theclosing means for the wick-tube and perforated wall simultaneously;substantially as specified.

4. In a lamp-burner, a wick-tube provided with a longitudinal slot inits outer wall, a slide-plate concentric with said wall, and anoperating-handle for rotating said slideplate to cover or uncover theopening in said wall; substantially as specified.

5. In a lamp-burner, a wicktube having its outer wall provided withopposite longitudinal slots, a closing-plate for said slots comprisingopposite portions connected together at their lower ends and mounted torotate concentric to said wick-wall, and means -for rotating said platesfrom the exterior of the burner; substantially as specified.

6. In a lamp-burner, a wick-tube having its outer wall provided withopposite longitudinal slots, a closing-plate for said slots comprisingopposite portions connected together at their lower ends and mounted toro tate concentric to said wick-wall, means for rotating said platesfrom the exterior of the burner, a perforated wall for an air-chambersurrounding said wick-tube and provided with openings at opposite sidesthereof in alinement with the openings for said tube, andcovering-plates for said openings attached to the slide-plates for thewick-Wall to operate simultaneously therewith; substantially asspecified. y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM W. SEELEY.

Witnesses:

NELLIE W. SEELEY, JAS. M. DoRnMUs.

